said And the prince of the eunuchs {said} unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which [are] of your sort? then shall ye make [me] endanger my head to the king. said Then {said} Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, said Now at the end of the days that the king had {said} he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. said And the king {said} unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream. said The king answered and {said} to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill. said They answered again and {said}, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation of it. said The king answered and {said}, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me. said The Chaldeans answered before the king, and {said}, There is not a man upon the earth that can show the king's matter: therefore [there is] no king, lord, nor ruler, [that] asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean. said He answered and {said} to Arioch the king's captain, Why [is] the decree [so] hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel. said Daniel answered and {said}, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his: said Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise [men] of Babylon: he went and {said} thus unto him; Destroy not the wise [men] of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will show unto the king the interpretation. said Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and {said} thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation. said The king answered and {said} to Daniel, whose name [was] Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof? said Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and {said}, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise [men], the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, show unto the king; said The king answered unto Daniel, and {said}, Of a truth [it is], that your God [is] a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret. said They spake and {said} to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever. said Nebuchadnezzar spake and {said} unto them, [Is it] true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up? said Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and {said} to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we [are] not careful to answer thee in this matter. said Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, [and] spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and {said} unto the king, True, O king. said Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, [and] spake, and {said} unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king. said He answered and {said}, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God. said Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, [and] spake, and {said}, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come [hither]. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire. said Then] Nebuchadnezzar spake, and {said}, Blessed [be] the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God. said He cried aloud, and {said} thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches: said Then Daniel, whose name [was] Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and {said}, My lord, the dream [be] to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies. said Then Daniel, whose name [was] Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and {said}, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream [be] to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies. said The king spake, and {said}, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty? said The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. [And] the king spake, and {said} to the wise [men] of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and show me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and [have] a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom. said Now] the queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house: [and] the queen spake and {said}, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed: said Then was Daniel brought in before the king. [And] the king spake and {said} unto Daniel, [Art] thou that Daniel, which [art] of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry? said Then Daniel answered and {said} before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation. said Then {said} these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find [it] against him concerning the law of his God. said Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and {said} thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever. said Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask [a petition] of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and {said}, The thing [is] true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. said Then answered they and {said} before the king, That Daniel, which [is] of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day. said Then these men assembled unto the king, and {said} unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians [is], That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed. said Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast [him] into the den of lions. [Now] the king spake and {said} unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee. said And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: [and] the king spake and {said} to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions? said Then {said} Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever. said Daniel spake and {said}, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea. said And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and [it had] three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they {said} thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh. said Thus he {said}, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. said Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint {said} unto that certain [saint] which spake, How long [shall be] the vision [concerning] the daily [sacrifice], and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot? said And he {said} unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed. said And I heard a man's voice between [the banks of] Ulai, which called, and {said}, Gabriel, make this [man] to understand the vision. said So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he {said} unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end [shall be] the vision. said And he {said}, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end [shall be]. said And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and {said}, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments; said And he informed [me], and talked with me, and {said}, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding. said And he {said} unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling. said Then {said} he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. said And, behold, [one] like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and {said} unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength. said And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace [be] unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and {said}, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me. said And {said}, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace [be] unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me. said Then {said} he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come. said And [one] {said} to the man clothed in linen, which [was] upon the waters of the river, How long [shall it be to] the end of these wonders? said And I heard, but I understood not: then {said} I, O my Lord, what [shall be] the end of these [things]? said And he {said}, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words [are] closed up and sealed till the time of the end. said After this I looked, and, behold, a door [was] opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard [was] as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which {said}, Come up hither, and I will show thee things which must be hereafter. said And the four beasts {said}, Amen. And the four [and] twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever. said And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was {said} unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they [were], should be fulfilled. said And {said} to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: said And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he {said} to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. said And I {said} unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. said And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and {said}, Go [and] take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth. said And I went unto the angel, and {said} unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take [it], and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey. said And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he {said} unto me, Take [it], and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey. said And he {said} unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings. said And the angel {said} unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns. said And again they {said}, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever. said And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he {said} unto me, See [thou do it] not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. said And he that sat upon the throne {said}, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. said And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he {said} unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. said And he {said} unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. said And he {said} unto me, These sayings [are] faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to show unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. ~~~~~~